On May 5, the Nevada Republican Party filed a lawsuit in state district court in Carson City, over whether the September 2011 special U.S. House election should have partisan nominees or not. Nevada has never before had a special U.S. … Continue reading
On May 5, the Florida Senate passed HB 1355, the 157-page omnibus election law bill. It returns to the House because the version passed by the House is not exactly the same. The vote in the Senate was 25-13. All … Continue reading
The Tennessee Senate had been scheduled to vote on SB 935 on May 5, but the bill has been reset for Monday, May 9. SB 935 is the ballot access bill for minor and new political parties. When the Senate … Continue reading
On May 4, the 8th circuit issued a 7-page opinion in Constitution Party of South Dakota v Nelson, 10-2910. This is a case on the constitutionality of South Dakota’s ban on out-of-state circulators, which has only existed since 2007. The … Continue reading
On May 4, the Pew Research Center released its fifth study of U.S. voters and their ideological views. Pew previously did such studies in 1987, 1994, 1999, and 2005. Using cluster analysis and survey research, the Center finds eight “core … Continue reading
